Copy-holder



(No Model.) L. DAWSON.

COPY HOLDER.

No. 432,985. Patented July 29,1890.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUTHER DAIVSON, OF LEXlNGTON, KENTUCKY.

COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,985, dated July 29, 1890.

Application filed May 21, 1890. Serial No. 352,641. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUTHER DAWSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-I-Iolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inven-' tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to copy-holders, the device herein described being adapted for attachment to the Cal igraph or other type-w riter; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of such devices, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of a copy-holder provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Figs. 3, it, and 5 illustrate certain details of the device.

A designates a curved bar, which forms the base of the holder, and is provided at the center with a mortise or socket to receive the lower end of the standard B. The bar A has a seat formed in each end which is provided with a thumb-screw a, for attachment to uprights of atypeavriter, the said bar being usually left secured to the machine when the holder is removed, the latterbein g eifected by simply lifting the holder from connection with the bar A.

The standard B is provided with a tenon at its lower end, which fits in the socket in bar A. The said standard is bent rearwardly somewhat, its upper end being turned forward and provided with a vertical stud, which fits in a socket b on the main part of the device or holder proper.

C indicates a horizontal plate, forming a platform, from the rear edge of which extends a standard D, which is rigidly attached to or made solid with said platform. The standard D is provided with two longitudinal slots (1 and two narrow apertures c, the latter being at the plane of the platform 0, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned. The braces f connect the standard D with the plate 0 and serve to strengthen the parts in position.

E indicates two arms extending in opposite directions from the standard D and adjustably connected therewith at their inward ends by screws passed through the slots (1 and thumb-nuts e on said screws. The arms E are each provided at theirouter extremity with a spring-clamp g, havinga thumb-piece h, and by pressing the thumb-piece the clamp may be opened. By means of the screws and thumbnutse the arms E may be fixed to the slotted standard D at any desired elevation and in are fastened to the lower side of the bar and turned downward, so as to press against the strip on both sides sufficiently to retain the bar at any elevation on the strip, but allow it to be moved upward or downward thereon. The said bar may be moved up and down by means of a knob o secured thereto.

The rod or strip F is adjusted in position in front of the slotted standard D with the bifurcated plate 7c resting on the platform formed by the plate C, the bifurcations of plate I; being passed through the apertures c.

The several parts of the device being connected and secured in position, the book or manuscript to be copied is placed between the standard D and the rod F. The arms E are adjusted to the manuscript, the latter being secured by means of the spring-clamps g. The horizontal bar m, carried by the rod F, forms a line-marker and guide for the operator, and may be readily moved upward or downward as the copying is proceeded with. The manuscript is held in position directly in front of the operator without interfering with his view of any parts of the copying apparatus.

I claim- 1. In a copy-holder, a horizontal plate and a slotted standard extending therefrom, two arms provided at their outer ends with springelanips and adjust-ably secured at their inward ends to said vslotted standard, in combination with a vertical rod having a bifurcated plate made fast to its lower end and adapted to rest on said horizontal plate and connect with said slotted standard, a horizontal bar carried by said vertical rod and adjustably connected therewith, and a supportin g-standard, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination, with a horizontal plate 0, of a slotted standard D, provided with a socket 1), two arms E, adjustably connected with said standard by means of screws and thumb-nuts and provided with spring-clamps at their outer extremities, a standard B, the upper end of which is formed to fit in socket b, and a base-bar provided with a socket to receive the standard B, said base-bar being adapted for an attachment and provided with In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER DAWSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLIE KNIGHT, H. WV. ALEXANDER. 

